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to have nothing to do · to idle one's time away (idiom)

无所事事
wú suǒ shì shì
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Jim works hard, but John is idle.
吉姆工作努力，而约翰却无所事事。
She was idly looking out of the window.
她无所事事地看向窗外
He preferred working to doing nothing.
他更愿意工作而不是无所事事。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive · feckless无所作为wú suǒ zuò wéito idle about游手好闲yóu shǒu hào xiánto lead an idle life; to be a loafer吃闲饭chī xián fànto stay idle at home · to have resigned from office · to be unemployed · to have been fired · to be on a sabbatical赋闲fù xiánnot paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away无所用心wú suǒ yòng xīnnever move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite四体不勤，五谷不分sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
Antonyms
(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution有所作为yǒu suǒ zuò wéi(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work废寝忘食fèi qǐn wàng shí
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